Eric G. Desanti, 30, is accused of using a wrench (not the one pictured above) to mug a deliveryman in Tottenville on April 21.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Tottenville man who wanted money to support his drug habit lured a deliveryman to a street a few blocks away from his home and used a wrench to rob him, authorities allege.

Eric G. Desanti, 30, of the 200 block of Connecticut Street, was busted on Wednesday after breaking into two houses in Pleasant Plains, authorities said, and was soon linked to the April 21 robbery.

Desanti had worked at the same store as the 23-year-old deliveryman -- Towne Deli, also in Tottenville – so he knew that the drivers there carried cash, a law enforcement source said.

He admitted the set-up in a statement to police, according to court papers: “I had my girlfriend call a phony delivery and asked for it to be delivered to Swinnerton Street. I got into (his) car and he drove away. We fought a little and (he) jumped out of the car. I also got out of the car and told (him) that I didn’t want to hurt him, that I just wanted his money. I was holding a tool that I use on my job as an elevator mechanic.”

The alleged robbery netted Desanti $570, police said.

As for the Wednesday burglaries, both took place on Woodvale Avenue, police allege. He was arrested outside of one of the houses at 3:38 p.m.

Said Desanti, according to court papers, “I broke into a house on Woodvale Avenue. I entered the home by breaking a rear basement window. I had jewelry from the house on me when I was arrested. I did today’s burglary myself.”

Police also found alprazolam pills – more commonly known as Xanax – in his pocket, court papers allege.

Desanti was arraigned in Stapleton Criminal Court on Thursday and ordered held on $75,000 bond or $50,000 cash bail.

He’s charged with more than a dozen offenses, including first-degree robbery and second-degree burglary, according to a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan.